BRC – BANANAMAN REVIEW CENTER

MACHINE DESIGN AND SHOP PRACTICE PROBLEMS SET 1 7. What is the algebraic difference between the minimum limit
and the corresponding basic size?

1. This radial distance in a gear is measured between the a) Fundamental deviation b) Upper deviation
addendum and dedendum circle, and is the sum of the c) Lower deviation d) Tolerance
addendum and the dedendum? How do you call this distance?

a) Addendum b) Whole depth 8. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch
c) Working depth d) Space width and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the curve
correction factor of the spring.

2. What is the polar section modulus of a solid shaft with a a) 1.144 b) 1.44
diameter of 101.6 mm? c) 1.1144 d) 1.141

a) 209.5 cm3 b) 209.5 cm4

c) 205.9 cm3 d) 205.9 cm4 9. This is either the upper or the lower deviation, depending
on which is closer to the basic size. How do you call this
3. This minimum distance is measured between the non-driving deviation?
side of a tooth and the adjacent side of the mating tooth.
It is the amount by which the width of a tooth space a) Fundamental deviation b) Upper deviation
exceeds the thickness of the engaging tooth measured on c) Lower deviation d) Tolerance
the pitch circle. What is this distance?

a) Circular pitch b) Whole depth
c) Backlash d) Space width
4. With the water interruptions prevailing in your town, you
have been asked to design an upright cylindrical water
tank 6 meters in diameter and 6 meters high, vented, and
to be filled completely with water. Determine the minimum
thickness of the tank plate if the stress is limited to 40
Mpa.
10. A vise is equipped with a 1-inch single square thread,
with 4 threads per inch. The frictional radius of the
collar is 0.5 inch. The coefficient of friction for both
the collar and threads is 0.20. How much external torque
must be applied to produce a force of 200 lb against the
jaws of the vise?
a) 39.73 in-lb b) 33.97 in-lb
c) 37.93 in-lb d) 39.37 in-lb

a) 3.3 mm b) 4.4 mm 11. What is the difference between the maximum and minimum
c) 5.5 mm d) 8.8 mm size limits of a part?

a) Allowance b) Tolerance
5. What is the algebraic difference between the maximum limit c) Deviation d) Basic size
and the corresponding basic size?

a) Fundamental deviation b) Upper deviation 12. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch
c) Lower deviation d) Tolerance and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the Wahl factor
of the spring.
6. A steel shaft 1.75 inches in diameter transmits 40 Hp at
1800 rpm. Assuming a modulus of rigidity of 12 x 10 6 psi, a) 1.148 b) 1.184
find the torsional deflection of the shaft in degrees per c) 1.418 d) 1.814
foot length.
13. It is the capacity of a material to absorb energy when it
a) 0.0073 b) 0.0037 is deformed elastically and then, upon unloading, to
c) 0.0063 d) 0.0013 increase this energy. What is this capacity of a material?
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 a) Bending load b) Combined load
a) Resilience b) Toughness c) Distributed load d) Cyclic load
c) Rigidity d) Ductility
21. Compute the working strength of 1 inch bolt which is
screwed up tightly in packed joint when the allowable
14. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch working stress is 13000 psi.
and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the value of
Bergstrassar factor of the spring. a) 3 600 lb b) 3 950 lb
c) 3 900 lb d) 3 800 lb
a) 1.172 b) 1.712
c) 1.217 d) 1.271 22. It is a design approach where no catastrophic loss can
occur as a result of a component failure. What is this
design approach?
15. How do you call the strain energy per unit volume required
to stress a material from an unloaded state to the point a) Fail-safe design approach
of yielding? b) Fault free analysis approach
c) Manifest danger approach
a) Modulus of roughness d) Redundancy approach
b) Modulus of elasticity
c) Modulus of rigidity 23. It is the condition of a machine element when it is
d) Modulus of resilience completely inoperable, cannot perform its intended
function adequately, or is unreliable for continued safe
use. What do you call this condition?
16. Compute the tooth thickness of a 14.5o spur gear with
diametral pitch of 5. a) Fail-safe condition b) Failure condition
c) Critical condition d) Salvage condition
a) 0.23140 inch b) 0.31416 inch
c) 0.43140 inch d) 0.03140 inch 24. Compute the nominal shear stress at the surface, in MPa,
for a 50 mm diameter shaft that is subjected to a torque
of 0.48 kN-m.
17. How do you call a structural member designed to support
loads perpendicular to its longitudinal axis? a) 16.95 b) 21.65
c) 19.56 d) 25.12
a) Cantilever beam b) Beam
c) Overhanging beam d) Column 25. How do you call a statistical data used to identify the
most likely failure modes?

18. Compute the speed of the gear mounted on a 52.5 mm a) Finite element analysis
diameter shaft receiving power from a driving motor with b) Fault free analysis
250 Hp. c) Failure analysis
d) Random analysis
a) 2 182 rpm b) 2 071 rpm
c) 2 265 rpm d) 2 341 rpm 26. A hollow iron pipe to be designed as a column has an
outside diameter of 240 mm and is subjected to a force of
19. It is a load applied transversely to longitudinal axis of 80 KN. Find the pipe thickness if the compressive stress
member. How do you call this load? is limited to 16 MPa.

a) Bending load b) Combined load a. 5.85 mm b. 6.85 mm

c) Distributed load d) Cyclic load c. 7.85 mm d. 8.85 mm

20. What is a load distributed over an entire area? 27. It is a computational method used for solving complex
shapes, such as those found in machinery; replaces the
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 complex shape with a set of simple elements interconnected 33. It is a measure of the change in length of a material
at a finite set of a specific purpose. What is this subjected to a change in temperature. How do you call this
computational method? property of the material?

a) Finite element analysis a) Toughness

b) Numerical method of analysis b) Coefficient of thermal expansion
c) Fault free analysis c) Thermal conductivity
d) Synthesis d) Electric Resistivity

28. A uniform beam 12 meters long is fixed at one end. It has 34. A 1-inch diameter shaft has a single disc weighing 75 lb
a uniform weight of 50 kg/m along its length. A load of 20 mounted midway between two bearings 20” apart. Find the
kgs. is suspended on the beam 4 m from the free end. The lowest critical speed in rpm. Neglect the weight of the
moment at the fixed end is shaft. Assume that the modulus of elasticity is 30 x 10 6
psi.
a. 3760 kg-m b. 0.0 kg-m
c. 60 kg-m d. 4800 kg-m a) 2038 rpm b) 2308 rpm
c) 2380 rpm d) 2803 rpm
29. When a hot part is cooled suddenly by quenching, there is
momentarily a high temperature gradient that induces a 35. What is a condition where one surface is comparatively
stress gradient. Some metal parts under certain conditions free of stress?
crack as a result. How do you call this phenomenon?
a) Octahedral plane b) Biaxial or Plane stress
a) Thermal-shock failure b) Thermal fatigue c) Strain plane d) Principal normal stress
c) Honing d) Quenching
36. A flywheel weighing 457 kg has a radius of 375 mm. How
30. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a much energy, in N-m, does the flywheel loss from 3 rps to
diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 42-tooth gear. 2.8 rps?
The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane.
Find the pitch angle of the pinion. a) 368 b) 150
c) 1474 d) 38
a) 18.4o b) 20o
c) 14.5o d) 20.5o
37. How do you call the circle on a gear that corresponds to
31. How do you call the diameter of the imaginary cylinder the contact surface of the friction wheel?
that bounds the crest of an external thread and the roots
of an internal thread? a) Addendum circle b) Root circle
c) Pitch circle d) Base circle
a) Mean diameter b) Stress diameter
c) Minor diameter d) Major diameter 38. A triple threaded worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches.
The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches.
32. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a Material for both the wheel and the wheel is phosphor
diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-tooth gear. bronze. Determine the helix angle of the gear.
The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane.
The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm and transmitting 50 hp. a) 11.31o b) 13.11o
Determine the pitch diameters of the gears. c) 11.13o d) 10.13o

a) 2.33 inches and 5.36 inches 39. This material is the most popular alloy spring steel for
b) 3.23 inches and 3.56 inches conditions involving higher stresses than can be used with
c) 5.36 inches and 6.36 inches the high-carbon steels and for use where fatigue
d) 2.33 inches and 2.33 inches resistance and long endurance are needed; this is also
good for shock and impact loads.

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 a) Chrome silicon b)Chrome vanadium 46. A bearing that primarily guides the motion of a machine
c) hard-drawn wire d) Oil-tempered wire member without specific regard to the direction of load
application.
40. What is the largest roller chain size that can be used for
power transmission at a sprocket speed of 1000 rpm? a) Journal bearing
b) Clearance bearing
a) RC 35 b) RC 50 c) Guide bearing
c) RC 80 d) RC 60 d) Thrust bearing

47. A multiple-disk clutch, composed of three plates with a

41. These are gears with teeth formed on conical surfaces and small diameter of 150 mm and large diameter of 200 mm, is
are used mostly for transmitting motion between designed to transmit 100 kW at 3000 rpm at a coefficient
intersecting shafts. How do you call these gears? of friction of 0.5. Determine the spring force needed to
engage the clutch.
a) Spur gears b) Helical gears
c) Bevel gears d) Worm gearings a) 2820 N b) 2428 N
c) 5460 N d) 3638 N
42. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of
70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch 48. A wire rope lifts a load of 10 kips at a maximum speed of
of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar 1000 feet per minute, attained in 5 seconds starting from
friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar rest. The rope has a metallic cross sectional area of 0.4
mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find in2. Determine the maximum tensile stress on the rope in
the axial linear speed of the screw. ksi.
a) 26.2 b) 25.0
a) 5 mm/s b) 6 mm/s c) 27.6 d) 32.4
c) 7 mm/s d) 5.5 mm/s
43. A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400 rpm 49. What is the bursting steam pressure of a hemispherical
raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10 m/min. steel shell with a diameter of 100 inches and made of
The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; the coefficient 0.0635-m thick steel plate, if the joint efficiency is 70
of friction on threads is 0.15. The friction torque on the % and the tensile strength is 60 000 psi?
thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20 % of the total
input. Determine the lead angle. a) 4 020 psi b) 4 200 psi
c) 2 400 psi d) 2 040 psi
a) 12.465o b) 14.265o
c) 15.462o d) 16.452o 50. A cylinder having an internal diameter if 508 mm and
external diameter if 914.4 mm is subjected to an internal
44. What Hp can a 1-inch diameter short shaft transmit at 380 pressure of 69 MPa and an external pressure of 14 MPa.
rpm? Determine the hoop stress at the inner surface of the
cylinder.
a) 3 Hp b) 18 Hp
c) 10 Hp d) 7.1 Hp a) 90.11 MPa b) 91.10 MPa
c) 911.0 MPa d) 19.10 Mpa
45. A spur pinion rotates at 600 rpm and transmits 25 kW to a
mating gear. The pitch diameter of the pinion is 100 mm, 51. What length of a square key is required for a 4-in
and the pressure angle is 20o. Determine the tangential diameter shaft transmitting 1000 hp at 1000 rpm? The
load, in N. allowable shear and compressive stresses in the key are 15
ksi and 30 ksi, respectively.
a) 7660 b) 6790
c) 3900 d) 3098 a) 2.1 inches b) 2.8 inches
c) 3.2 inches d) 4.2 inches

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52. Which of the following are the compositions of stainless 58. A flat belt is 6 inches wide and 1/3 inch thick and
steel 302? transmits 20 Hp. The center distance is 8 ft. The driving
pulley is 6 inches in diameter and rotates at 2 000 rpm
a) 18 % chromium and 8 % nickel such that the loose side of the belt is on top. The driven
b) 18 % nickel and 8 % chromium pulley is 18 inches in diameter. The belt material is
c) 18 % chromium and 8 % phosphor bronze 0.035 lb/in3 and the coefficient of friction is 0.30.
d) 18 % bronze and 8 % vanadium Determine the belt net tension.

53. The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 inch. a) 201 lb b) 210 lb
The screw has a pitch of 0.2 inch. Find the number of c) 102 lb d) 120 lb
thread per inch.
59. A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 40 kW at 500 rpm.
a) 0.2 threads/inch b) 10 threads/inch The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is 155o, the
c) 5 threads/inch d) 2.5 threads/inch coefficient of friction between belt and pulley is 0.35
and the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1 MPa.
Determine the belt tensions ratio, neglecting the effect
54. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of of centrifugal force.
70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch
of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar a) 2.578 b) 2.857
friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar c) 5.287 d) 5.782
mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find
the combined efficiency of the screw and collar. 60. This refers to the space between adjacent coils when the
spring is compressed to its operating length.
a) 15.32 % b) 12.53 %
c) 13.52 % d) 15.97 % a) Coil clearance b) Pitch
c) Lead d) Deflection
55. Determine the power capacity of a cone clutch under
uniform pressure and assuming the following conditions:
61. Select a deep-groove ball bearing to carry a radial load Fx
major diameter = 250 mm; minor diameter = 200 mm; length
= 800 lb and a thrust load F z = 700 lb at 1750 rpm. The
of conical elements in contact = 125 mm; rotational speed
service is 8 hr/day, but it is not continuous; design for
= 870 rpm; coefficient of friction = 0.30; and allowable
20 000 hr. The operation is smooth with little vibration;
pressure = 70 kPa.
the outer ring rotates. Determine the design life in mr
with no more than 10 % failure.
a) 25.74 Hp b) 24.75 Hp
c) 27.45 Hp d) 24.57 Hp
a) 20100 mr b) 2100 mr
c) 2001 mr d) 1200 mr
56. Three extension springs are hooked in series that support
a single weight of 100 kg. The first spring is rated at 4
62. Determine the Hp lost when a collar is loaded with 2000
kN/m and the other two springs are rated 6 kN/m each.
lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a coefficient of friction
Determine the equivalent stiffness of the three springs.
of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches
and the inside diameter is 2 inches.
a) 1.71 kN/m b) 5 kN/m
c) 2.71 kN/m d) 3.71 kN/m
a) 0.7314 Hp b) 0.3714 Hp
c) 0.4713 Hp d) 0.4371 Hp
57. These springs are made from one or more flat strips of
brass, bronze, steel or other materials loaded as
63. In a lathe machine, it is the diameter of the largest
cantilevers or simple beam.
workpiece it can rotate in a chuck or between centers
without hitting the bed.
a) Torsion springs b) Leaf springs
c) Garter springs d) Drawbar springs
a) Chuck diameter b) Swing
c) Distance between centers d) Spindle diameter

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 a) Handle b) Tang
64. What load in N must be applied to a 25 mm round steel bar c) Relief d) Tip
2.5 m long (E = 207 Gpa) to stretch the bar 1.3 mm?
71. If a sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of 38.1 mm and
a) 42 000 N b) 52 840 N a length of 50.8 mm, the wall thickness is 3/16 inch. The
c) 53 000 N d) 60 000 N bearing is subjected to a radial load of 500 kg. What is
the bearing pressure, in psi?
65. This is a general term that refers to the mating of
cylindrical parts such as bolt or a hole; it is used only a) 904 psi b) 409 psi
when the internal member is smaller that the external c) 490 psi d) 940 psi
member. How do you call this?
72. This material is the most popular alloy spring steel for
a) Clearance b) Interference conditions involving higher stresses than can be used with
c) Allowance d) Tolerance the high-carbon steels and for use where fatigue
resistance and long endurance are needed; this is also
66. A 50-mm diameter shaft is to transmit 12 kW power at a good for shock and impact loads.
speed of 500 rpm, determine the mean diameter of the pin,
under double shear, for a material having a safe unit a) Chrome silicon b)Chrome vanadium
stress of 40 N/mm2. c) hard-drawn wire d) Oil-tempered wire

a) 11.08 mm b) 12.08 mm 73. Determine the minimum whole depth of spur gear of 14.5 o
c) 13.08 mm d) 10.08 mm involute type with diametral pitch of 24 and circular
pitch of 0.1309 inch.
67. This is a lubrication condition where non-conformal
surfaces are completely separated by lubricant film and no a) 0.09000 inch b) 0.08900 inch
asperities are in contact. How do you call this c) 0.0899 inch d) 0.089758 inch
lubrication condition?
74. A parallel helical gear set was a 17-tooth pinion driving
a) Elastohydrodynamic lubrication a 34-tooth gear. The pinion has a right-hand helix angle
b) Boundary lubrication of 30o, a normal pressure angle of 20o, and a normal
c) Hydrodynamic lubrication diametral pitch of 5 teeth/in. Find the axial circular
d) Hydrostatic lubrication pitches.

68. A 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to 112.5 mm shaft a) 1.2566 inches/tooth
by means of a 28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The key and b)1.6625 inches/tooth
shaft have a shearing stress of 14 000 psi. Determine the c) 1.6526 inches/tooth
force acting at the pulley that will shear the key. d)1.6256 inches/tooth

a) 10 015 lb b) 11 005 lb 75. For an American Standard Screw Threads, what does 6-32 UNC
c) 11 050 lb d) 10 501 lb designate?

69. A 75-mm diameter shaft is transmitting 350 kW at 650 rpm.
A flange coupling is used and has 6 bolts, each 18 mm in
diameter. Find the required diameter of the bolts circle
based on an average shearing stress of 27.5 MPa.
a) 245 mm b) 254 mm
c) 452 mm d) 425 mm
76. Determine the Poisson’s ratio of a material whose modulus
70. How do you call the flattened end of a shank, and intended
to fit into a driving slot in the socket?
a) Size 6, 32 threads per inch, coarse thread
b) 6 inches basic diameter, 32 threads per inch, coarse
thread
c) Size 6, 32 threads per inch, fine thread
d) 32 inches basic diameter, 6 threads per inch, coarse
thread
of elasticity is 200 GPa and whose modulus of rigidity is
80 GPa.

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 a) 0.33 b) 0.25
c) 0.38 d) 0.22 a) Quenching b) Nitriding
c) Shot blasting d) Peening
77. A steel has a BHN = 300. What is its approximate ultimate
strength in ksi?
84. A 20-tooth motor sprocket, running at 1200 rpm, drives a
a) 300 ksi b) 150 ksi blower at a speed ratio of 4:1. Using the largest
c) 75 ksi d) 200 ksi permissible chain size and the largest permissible center
distance of 80 pitches, what length of chain in pitches is
78. If the angular deformation of a solid shaft should not to required to connect the sprockets?
exceed 1o in a length of 1.8 m and the allowable shearing
stress is 83 MMa, what is the diameter of the shaft? a) 200 pitches b) 212 pitches
Assume that the shaft material has G = 77 x 106 kPa. c) 216 pitches d) 220 pitches

a) 222.34 mm b) 234.22 mm 85. Which of the following gases is typically used in

c) 23.42 cm d) 24.22 cm nitriding process of surface hardening?

79. How do you call the process of producing the residual a) Nitrogen gas b) Carbon dioxide
compressive stress of machine parts, which is performed by c) Ammonia gas d) Hydrogen gas
directing the a high velocity stream of hardened balls or
pellets at the surface to be treated. 86. A 20-kW motor, running at 1200 rpm, drives a 400 mm
diameter pulley at a belt tension ratio of 2.4. If the
a) Nitriding b) Shot blasting belt’s tight side tension is only 1200 N, determine the
c) Peening d) Tempering transmission efficiency.

80. Determine the Hp lost when a collar is loaded with 2000 a) 87.97 % b) 84.58 %
lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a coefficient of friction c) 85.66 % d) 86.55
of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches
and the inside diameter is 2 inches.
87. A right-handed single-thread hardened-steel worm has a
a) 0.7314 Hp b) 0.3714 Hp catalog rating of 2.25 kW at 650 rpm when meshed with a
c) 0.4713 Hp d) 0.4371 Hp 48-tooth cast-steel gear. The axial pitch of the worm is
25 mm, normal pressure angle is 14.5o, and the pitch
81. It is a process that produces residual compressive stress diameter of the worm is 100 mm. The coefficient of
on the machine part, which uses a series of hammer blows friction is 0.085. Determine the shafts center distance.
on the surface.
a) 241 mm b) 142 mm
a) Nitriding b) Shot blasting c) 412 mm d) 124 mm
c) Peening d) Tempering
88. Which of the following is the benefit in using nitriding
82. Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys 1.2 m in as a surface-hardening process for alloy steels?
diameter and 0.91 m in diameter respectively, connected by
a crossed belt. It is desired to put the belt on as an a) Improvement of endurance strength, 50 % or more
open belt. How long a piece must be cut of it? b) Improvement of endurance strength, less than 50 %
c) Improvement of endurance strength, more than 50 %
a) 303.3 mm b) 330 mm d) 80 % improvement on the endurance strength
c) 333.0 mm d) 330.3 mm
89. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a
83. It is a surface-hardening process for alloy steels in diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 42-tooth gear.
which the material is heated to 950 oF in a nitrogen The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane.
atmosphere, typically ammonia gas, followed by slow Find the pitch angle of the pinion.
cooling.
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 a) 18.4o b) 20o C) Secant formula
c) 14.5o d) 20.5o d) Straight line formula

90. A triple-thread worm has a lead angle of 17o and a pitch 97. Which of the following ferrous metals has the lowest
diameter of 2.2802 inches. Find the center distance when carbon content?
the worm is mated with a wheel of 48 teeth.
a) Carbon steel b) Wrought iron
a) 6.72 inches b) 7.26 inches c) Cast iron d) SAE 4140
c) 6.27 inches d) 7.62 inches
98. Two extension coil springs are hooked in series that
91. A double-thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The support a single weight of 100 kg. The first spring is
wheel has 20 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches. Find rated at 4 kN/m and the other spring is rated at 6 kN/m.
the gear helix angle. Determine the total deflection of the springs.

a) 4.69o b) 9.46o a) 408.6 mm b) 486.0 mm

c) 6.49o d) 6.94o c) 480.6 mm d) 460.8 mm

92. A 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm drives 120-tooth gear 99. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plates is 42 000
of 14.5o involute full depth pressure angle. Determine the psi, what force is necessary to punch a 0.75 inch diameter
rpm of the driven gear. hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate?

a) 60 rpm b) 45 rpm a) 61 850 lb b) 65 810 lb

c) 75 rpm d) 90 rpm c) 61 580 lb d) 60 185 lb

93. If two parallel shafts are connected by cylinders in pure 100. If stiffness is the main criterion in selecting a
rolling contact and turning in the same direction, and material, which of the following is the most economical
having a speed ratio of 2.75, what is the Center distance choice?
of the two shafts assuming that the diameter of the
smaller cylinder is 22 cm? a) SAE 3130
b) SAE 1020
a) 18.25 cm b) 19.25 cm c) SAE 6150
c) 20.25 cm d) 17.25 cm d) AISI 301, ¼ hard stainless steel

94. In estimating the actual endurance strength of steel 101. Which of the following materials can easily be
parts, one of the factors to be considered is the material machined?
factor, which of the following is the recommended material
factor for cast steel? a) AISI C1020 b) AISI C1112
c) AISI C1030 d) AISI C1010
a) 0.70 b) 0.80
c) 0.75 d) 1.0 102. Wood is an ______ material; that is, its mechanical
properties are unique and independent in three mutually
95. How do you call the level of stress that the part will be perpendicular directions—longitudinal, radial, and
permitted to see under operating conditions? tangential.

a) Yield stress b) Endurance stress a) Isotopic b) Anisotropic

c) Design stress d) Ultimate stress c) Orthotropic d) Any of these

96. Which of the following column formulas is applicable to 103. A stepped torsion shaft has diameters of 16 mm and 12
cast iron columns? mm and a fillet radius of 2 mm. The shaft is subjected to
a torque of 12.5 N-m. Find the maximum induced stress
a) Euler’s formula caused by the fillet. Consider a stress concentration
b) J.B.Johnson’s formula factor of 1.25.
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 c) 4.04 inches d) 2.06 inches
a) 36.84 MPaa b) 46.05 MPa
c) 38.64 MPa d) 45.06 MPa 110. In gearing, this is the ratio of the arc of action to
the circular pitch.
104. A steam engine that has a stroke of 12 inches has an
a) Speed ratio b) Arc ratio
overhung crank of 11 inches. The maximum tangential force,
c) Contact ratio d) Gear ratio
P, on the crank may be assumed as 75000 lb. Assuming an
allowable stress in shear as 4400 psi, determine the
111. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load
crankshaft diameter.
of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a
pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and
a) 4.77 inches b) 3.77 inches
collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the
c) 2.77 inches d) 1.77 inches
collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60
rpm, find the axial linear speed of the screw.
105. The principal raw materials used in steelmaking are
iron ore, coal, and __________.
a) 5 mm/s b) 6 mm/s
c) 7 mm/s d) 5.5 mm/s
a) Coke b) Limestone
c) Slag d) Flux
112. Flywheel arms are usually of elliptical cross-section,
the strength of the arms should equal _________the
106. The steel part is heated to a temperature of 900–1150
strength of the shaft in torsion.
degrees F in an atmosphere of ammonia gas and dissociated
ammonia for an extended period of time that depends on the
a) Three-fourths b) One-half
case depth desired.
c) Two-thirds d) One-fourth
a) Nitriding b) Carburizing
113. This alloy (nickel, iron, chromium, cobalt is a non-
c) Case hardening d) Cyaniding
magnetic, corrosion resistant material suitable for sub-
zero temperatures and temperatures up to about 750 degrees
107. Determine the Hp lost when a collar is loaded with 2000
F., provided that torsional stresses are kept below 75,000
lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a coefficient of friction
pounds per square inch. It is precipitation-hardened to
of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches
produce hardnesses of 48 to 50 Rockwell C and is used in
and the inside diameter is 2 inches.
watch and instrument springs.
a) 0.7314 Hp b) 0.3714 Hp
a) Elinvar b) Monel
c) 0.4713 Hp d) 0.4371 Hp
c) Inconel d) Dynavar
108. The primary application of high-speed steels is to
tools used for the working of metals __________.
114. To ensure an adequate factor of safety in the design of
a shaft with standard keyway, the key width should be
a) That are too hard
about:
b) at high cutting speeds
c) That are too soft
a) One half of the shaft diameter
d) at slow cutting speeds
b) One fourth of the shaft diameter
c) One eighth of the shaft diameter
109. A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-tooth
d) One third of the shaft diameter
pinion driving a 57-teeth gear. The pinion has a left-hand
helix angle of 20o, a normal pressure angle of 14½ o, and a
115. What is the property of matter that causes it to resist
normal diametral pitch of 10 teeth/inch. If the pinion is
any change in its motion or state of rest?
to transmit 50 Hp at a speed of 1750 rpm. Determine the
center distance of the two gears.
a) Momentum b) Kinetic Energy
c) Inertia d) Section modulus
a) 2.02 inches b) 6.06 inches

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116. This is defined as the cutting time to reach a
predetermined wear, called the tool wear criterion. 123. What grades of stainless steels are nonmagnetic in the
annealed condition, although some may become slightly
a) Wear duration b) Cycle time magnetic after cold working?
c) Tool life d) Life cycle
a) Ferritic grades b) Austenitic grades
117. Which of the following G-codes refers to rapid traverse c) Martensitic grades d) Any of these
in CNC machining?
124. These steels (SAE Steels 1006, 1008, 1010, 1015) are
a) G00 b) G01 the lowest carbon steels of the plain carbon type, and are
c) G02 d) G03 selected where ________ is the primary requisite of the
user.
118. An acronym in CNC machining which means access of the
machine operator to insert machining instructions directly a) Strength b) Cold formability
into the NC machine control system via push buttons, c) Ductility d) Durability
pressure pads, knobs, or other arrangements.
125. Steel is heated to a temperature above the critical
a) FMS b) FMC range, after which it is cooled in still air to produce a
c) CIM d) MDI generally fine pearlite structure. The purpose is to
promote uniformity of structure and properties after a
119. The variable polarity plasma arc (VPPA) process was hot-working operation such as forging or extrusion. What
developed for welding metals that form an oxide skin, such was the heat treatment involved?
as ___________.
a) Annealing b) Normalizing
a) Steel b) Copper c) Tempering d) Stress relieving
c) Cast iron d) Aluminum
126. At certain speeds called the critical speeds, a
120. Which of the following statements is NOT true? rotating shaft will become dynamically unstable and the
resulting vibrations and deflections can result in damage
a) The terms “polishing” and “buffing” are sometimes not only to the shaft but to the machine of which it is a
applied to similar classes of work in different plants. part. At what percentage of the critical speed should a
b) Polishing is any operation performed with wheels having shaft be safely operated?
abrasive glued to the working surfaces
c) Buffing is done with wheels having the abrasive applied a) Plus or minus 20% b) Plus or minus 5 %
loosely c) Plus or minus 10 % d) Any of these
d) Polishing is not so harsh an operation as buffing, and
it is commonly utilized to obtain very fine surfaces 127. This is the most widely used of all spring materials
having a “grainless finish.” for small springs operating at temperatures up to about
250 degrees F. It is tough, has a high tensile strength,
121. If the steel is strongly deoxidized by the addition of and can withstand high stresses under repeated loading.
deoxidizing elements, no gas is evolved, and the steel is
technically called _______because it lies quietly in the a) Music wire
molds. b) Hard drawn spring wire
c) Oil tempered spring wire
a) Quenched b) Annealed d) Stainless steel spring wire
c) Killed d) Tempered
128. It is an acronym in machining. This process uses an
122. Stainless steels generally contain at least __ per cent electrode to remove metal from a workpiece by generating
chromium, with or without other elements. electric sparks between conducting surfaces.

a) 18 b) 16 a) MIG b) GMAW
c) 12 d) 10 c) EDM d) CNC
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129. In die casting accurate parts made of steel, what cutting fluid generally has the following attributes
shrinkage allowance in inches per inch is recommended? except:

a) 0.011 b) 0.022 a) Higher cutting speeds

c) 0.033 d) 0.044 b) Higher feed rates
c) Lengthened tool life
130. This are gears used to connect shafts that are non- d) Higher cutting accuracy
intersecting and non-parallel. They are a cross between
spriral bevel gears and worm gears. 137. A material of construction (only developed commercially
in the late 1940’s concurrently with zirconium) offers the
a) Helical gears b) Hypoid gears unique combination of wide ranging corrosion resistance,
c) Planetary gears d) Bevel gears low density, and high strength.

131. This is a type of seal used where some form of relative a) Tungsten b) Titanium
motion occurs between rigid parts of an assembly. c) Vanadium d) Molybdenum

a) Gasket b) Distorted seal 138. Which of the following is the lightest of all
c) Vibratory seal d) Dynamic seal structural metals?

132. It is a lubrication for roller chains wherein the a) Aluminum b) Copper

lubricant is supplied by a circulating pump capable of c) Magnesium d) Manganese
supplying the chain drive with a continuous flow of oil
inside the chain loop evenly across the chain width and 139. This process reduces internal stresses, caused by
directly at the slack strand. machining, cold working, or welding, by heating the steel
to a temperature below the critical range and holding it
a) Oil stream lubrication there long enough to equalize the temperature throughout
b) Bath lubrication the piece.
c) Drip lubrication
d)Recirculated lubrication a) Annealing b) Normalizing
c) Tempering d) Stress Relieving
133. In manufacturing, this is the operation of cutting out
flat area to some desired shape and is usually the first 140. A free-cutting steel has a higher ______ content than
step in a series of operation. comparable carbon steels.

a) Turning b) Facing a) Sulfur b) Cobalt

c) Blanking d) Finishing c) Nickel d) Chromium

134. An M-code which generally refers to start spindle 141. This property designates the steels resistance to the
rotation in a clockwise direction. softening effect of elevated temperature.

a) M03 b) M04 a) Hot hardness b) Machinability

c) M05 d) M06 c) Toughness d) Elasticity

135. A final operation to improve the polish of a metal and 142. Use of hard solders, silver solders and smelter solders
to bring out the maximum luster which have silver, copper, or nickel bases and have
melting points above 800 degrees F is known as_______
a) Finishing b) Surface grinding
c) Broaching d) Buffing
a) Soldering b) Welding
c) Brazing d) Any of these

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143. In braking, the term backstop refers to a brake that 150. Which of the following steels does not readily respond
is: to heat treatment?

a) Self locking in one direction a) SAE 1045 b) AISI 6150

b) Self energizing c) SAE 1020 d) SAE 1095
c) Self locking in both directions
d) Any of these 151. What is an element added to steel to improve its
machinability?
144. How do you call a fixed crane consisting of a supported
vertical member from which extends a horizontal swinging a) Carbon b) Sulfur
arm carrying a trolley hoist or other hoisting mechanism? c) Cobalt d) Chromium

a) Jib crane b) Gantry crane 152. Which of the following information is FALSE regarding
c) Overhead crane d) Tower crane steel that has increased carbon content?

145. This iron is also known as a ductile cast iron. How do a) Its strength is increased
you call this iron? b) Its BHN becomes greater
c) Its ductility is improved
a) Malleable iron b) Nodular cast iron d) Its % reduction or elongation is reduced
c) White cast iron d) Gray cast iron
153. In manufacturing, what is the operation of cutting out
146. It is the ability to deform plastically to compensate flat area to some desired shape and is usually the first
for irregularities in bearing assembly. How do you call step in a series of operation?
this?
a) Turning b) Blanking
a) Plasticity b) Conformability c) Facing d) Finishing
c) Embeddability d) Elasticity
154. This is a metal joining process which uses a non-
147. A material of construction (only developed commercially ferrous filler metal with a melting point below that of
in the late 1940’s concurrently with zirconium) offers the the base metals but above 800°F. How do you call this
unique combination of wide ranging corrosion resistance, process?
low density, and high strength.
a) Brazing b) Arc welding
a) Titanium b) Tungsten c) Soldering d) Riveting
c) Vanadium d) Molybdenum
155. Rivet holes are made usually ____ inch larger in
148. Newton’s law of motion that describes that if a force diameter than the nominal diameter of the rivet.
acts to change the state of motion of the body, the body
offers a resistance equal and directly opposite to the a) 1/8 b) 1/16
force. c) ¼ d) 1/32
a) Second law b) Third law 156. Which of the following equations/formulas does not
c) First law d)Universal gravitation belong to the group?
149. These are steels most widely used of engineering a) Lame’s equation
materials. No other material offers comparable versatility b) Euler’s formula
for product design. c) J. B. Johnson’s equation
d) Secant formula
a) Wrought steels b) Low carbon steels
c) Medium carbon steels d) Tool steels 157. In CNC programming, which of the following G code
commands is for dwell or rest?

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 165. AFBMA is an acronym for an association involved in what
a) G01 b) G04 machine elements?
c) G03 d) G02
a) Ball and roller bearings
158. In CNC programming, which of the following M code b) Journal bearings
commands is for a tool change? c) Flat belts and other belt types
d) Any type of gears
a) M06 b) M04
c) M03 d) M10 166. What is the general description for mild steel?

159. Which of the following is a material description a) Medium carbon steel b) Low carbon steel
referring to unique properties in three mutually c) High carbon steel d) Cold rolled steel
perpendicular planes?
167. Von Mises theory is the other term used for
a) Isotropy b) Anisotropy
c) Orthotropy d) Isometry a) Maximum principal stress theory
b) Octahedral shear-stress theory
160. The true stress-strain curve in a stress-stress diagram c) Maximum shear-stress theory
appears to be: d) Energy distortion theory

a) Lower than the engineering stress-strain curve 168. A type of key in which width and thickness are equal is
b) Higher than the engineering stress-strain curve called as:
c) The same as the engineering stress strain curve
d) Symmetrical with the engineering stress-strain curve a) Flat key b) Square key
c) Pin key d) Barth key
161. This is a hardening treatment for steels having low
carbon content. 169. In the design of key, the typical hub lengths are in
accordance with the following relation where D is shaft
a) Tempering b) Case hardening diameter.
c) Normalizing d) Anodizing
a) 1.25D to 2.4D
162. What is a manufacturing process used for the production b) 0.5D to 1.25D
of aluminum? c) 2.4D to 3.5D
d) Depends on shaft diameter
a) Forging b) Extrusion
c) Blow molding d) Injection molding 170. A coupling that allows axial flexibility/movement in
the operation. Made of alternate bolting of steel,
163. This refers to a loss of material from the interface of leather, fabric and/or plastic material into two flanges.
two metal surfaces that are in intimate contact. How do
you call this? a) Flexible disk coupling
b) Flexible toroidal spring coupling
a) Interfacing b) Interference c) Flexible Oldham coupling
c) Wear d) Fretting corrosion d) Elastic material bonded coupling

164. This is a type of fit that requires heating the hub to 171. It is a machine member that supports another part that
expand its inside diameter. What do you call this type of rotates, slides, or oscillates in or on it.
fit?
a) Pulley
a) Expansion fit b) Force fit b) Key
c) Shrink fit d) Any of these
c) Bearing

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 178. “For a planar four-bar linkage, the sum of the
172. It is a bearing that permits constrained relative shortest and longest lengths cannot be greater than the
motion of rigid parts; lubricant is generally inserted or sum of the remaining two link lengths if there is to be a
supplied between the mating surfaces to reduce friction continuous relative rotation between two members.” How do
and wear, and to carry away the heat generated. you call the preceding statement?

a) Sliding Contact Bearing a) Grubler’s Law b) Coriolli’s Law

b) Rolling Contact Bearing c) Grashof’s Law d)Freudentein’s Law
c) Thrust Bearing
d) Journal Bearing 179. Which of the following is not true for an instant
center or centro of planar linkages?
173. These are surfaces that do not conform to each other
very well as in the rolling-element bearings. a) Centro is a point common to two bodies having the same
velocity in each.
a) Conformal surfaces b) Centro is a point in one body about which another body
b) Non-conformal surfaces does not rotate.
c) Sliding surfaces c) Centro is a point in one body about which another body
d) Rolling surfaces actually turns.
d) Centro is a point in one body about which another body
174. The study of lubrication, friction, and wear of moving tends to turn.
or stationary parts is known as:
180. This is the most common work holding device of a shaper
a) Lubrication b) Tribology machine with the base graduated in degrees that make it
c) Hydrodynamics d) Hydrostatics possible to swivel any angle. What is this working device?

175. A bearing where surfaces are non-conformed and motion a) Shaper vise
is primarily rolling; it composed of rolling elements b) Parallel bars and hold down bars
interposed between an outer ring and inner ring. c) Lathe holder
d) Swivel head
a) Sliding-element bearing
b) Rolling-element bearing 181. This is a shaper operation, which is shaping the given
c) Conformal surfaces bearing stock and having the excess material remain with a
d) Non-conformal surfaces bearing tolerable allowance for finishing. How do you call this
operation?
176. In a straight bevel gear, how do you call the angle
between an element on the pitch cone and an element on the a) Roughing b) Finishing
face cone? c) Angular cutting d) Contouring

a) Face angle b) Pitch angle 182. How do you call a cutting tool that has two or more
c) Addendum angle d) Dedendum angle cutting edges as in drill presses and milling machine
cutters?
177. It is a Grashof four-bar mechanism in which the
shortest link is the frame or fixed link and the other two a) Grinder
cranks completely rotate with their axes. How do you call b) Single-point cutting tool
this Grashof four-bar mechanism? c) Multi-point cutting tool
d) Two point cutting tool
a) Drag-link mechanism
b) Crank-rocker mechanism 183. This is the trade name for a patented alloy made up
c) Double-rocker mechanism chiefly of cobalt, chromium, and tungsten in varying
d) Triple-rocker mechanism proportions. What is this trade name?

a) Stellite b) Carboloy
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 c) Stainless steel d) Copper a) Toughness b) Rigidity
c) Resilience d) Stiffness
184. It is called as the transformation of concepts and
ideas into useful machinery. What is this?
191. What is the other term for the Maximum-Shear-Stress
Theory, as a failure prediction theory?
a) Design b) Synthesis
c) Analysis d) Theorem
a) von Mises criterion
b) Tresca yield criterion
185. This is a combination of mechanisms and other
c) Coulomb-Mohr theory
components that transforms, transmits, or uses energy,
d) Modified Mohr theory
load, or motion for a specific purpose. How do you call
this?
192. It is a failure prediction theory, which states that a
part subjected to any combination of loads will fail (by
a) Mechanism b) Engine
yielding or fracturing) whenever the maximum shear stress
c) Machine d) Linkage
exceeds a critical value. How do you call this failure
prediction theory?
186. It is defined as synergistic collection of machine
elements; synergistic because as a design it represents an
a) Distortion-energy theory
idea or concept greater than the sum of the individual
b) Maximum-shear-stress theory
pats. What is this system?
c) Internal friction theory
d) Modified Mohr theory
a) System of mechanisms
b) Mechanical system
193. This is a theory in cyclic and impact loading, which
c) Design system
states that damage at any stress level, is proportional to
d) Expert system
number of cycles. What is this theory commonly called?
187. It may be defined as the displacement per length
a) Miner’s Rule
produced in a solid and as the result of stress. How do
b) Paris Power Law
you call this?
c) Goodman Rule
d) Manson-Coffin Relationship
a) Deformation b) Elongation
c) Strain d) Stress
194. This is a lubrication where the load-carrying surfaces
of the bearing are separated by a relatively thick film of
188. What is the combination of applied normal and shear
lubricant, so as to prevent metal-to-metal contact; and
stresses that produces maximum principal normal stress or
where the stability of the film can be explained by the
minimum principal normal stress, with a third principal
laws of fluid mechanics. How do you call this type of
stress between or equivalent to the extremes?
lubrication?
a) Principal shear stress
a) Hydrostatic lubrication
b) Principal normal stress
b) Hydrodynamic lubrication
c) Maximum shear stress
c) Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
d) Bending and shear stresses
d) Boundary lubrication
189. How do you call a load that is applied transversely to
195. How do call the speed at which a rotating shaft becomes
longitudinal axis of member?
dynamically unstable?
a) Combined loads b)Concentrated load
a) Normal speed b) Variable speed
c) Bending load d) Distributed load
c) Critical speed d) Average speed
190. What is the ability of the material to absorb energy up
196. How do you call a ball bearing with race containing
to fracture?
pronounced groove for rolling elements?

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b) Conrad bearing c) Sine bar d) Micrometer
c) Angular-contact bearing
d) Cylindrical bearing

197. This is a machining process for producing internal

straight cylindrical surface or profiles, with process
characteristics and tooling similar to those for turning
operations. What is this machining process?

a) Boring b) Drilling
c) Reaming d) Milling

198. What is a set of specification for parts, materials, or

processes intended to achieve uniformity, efficiency, and
a specified quality?

a) Code b) Standard
c) Law d) Theorem

199. This is a set of specifications for the analysis,

design, manufacture, and construction of something; the
purpose of which is to achieve a specified degree of
safety, efficiency, and performance or quality. How do you
call this set of specifications?

a) Code b) Standard
c) Law d) Theorem

200. How do call the size to which limits or deviations is

assigned and is the same for both members of the fit; it
is the exact theoretical size?

a) Nominal size b) Basic size

c) Maximum size d) Minimum size

201. What is the algebraic difference between a size and the

corresponding basic size?

a) Tolerance b) Allowance
c) Deviation d) Limit

202. What is the difference between the maximum and minimum

size limits of a part?

a) Allowance b) Tolerance
c) Deviation d) Basic size

203. This is used either for very accurate angular

measurements or for locating work at a given angle; is
used together with precision gage blocks. What is this?
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